February Narcissus 2011

[annew]

This is a quite ordinary flower shape, but very vigorous and free flowering. It surprised me this year by producing a flower on seeds sown in 2009.

[annew]

Lastly, a single bulb of the aptly named 'Mondieu'.

[Gerry Webster]

A very nice collection Anne. I particularly like the one you describe as 'ordinary'!

[annew]

  What I meant was - it's not a fancy frilly one. It is nice.

[Gerdk]

Flowering some time before the Cazorla type this is Narcissus hedraeanthus from the Desfiladero de Despeñaperros  - the ravine of the down falling dogs (if I translate correctly).

Gerd

[Alex]

Hi Anne,

Glad those bulbs I sent are doing well. Your Crocus baytopiorum are thriving here, and they are my favourite of the forms I grow since they alone do not etiolate when in flower!

I love that Narcissus Mondieu, a beautiful big, flat corona.

 

[bettyclark]

To all those wonderful people trying to identfy my Tazetta patulus or ochreolucuc.   It is growing here 50km from christchurch outside , no not in [pot in very sunshine locality wher we have up to 10 d of frostand this flowers in April May.  Ask Leslie to confirm this.  Has been sent all over the world after all this has taken thirty years, Leslie saw this in flowere and I have photos but I am not computer savvy and am sitting here at 89 years and want help and cant seem to find it. When I press the Search button i get do you meen somthing out of this world and noy evan a plant let alone a bulb.  Ther is nowher in my area a person I can ask for help. nd pleas i cant even correct my spelling.  Your very old fustrated bulb grower who would love contact from other growers and then I can Lie down.   betty clark   up from Leslie south Island.

[John Kitt]

Hi bettyclark,

Good to have you on the forum. There are lots of forumists who will help. JUST ASK.

And it is great to have another experienced lady who can share knowledge and skills with we learners.

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Guys,

I'd like to join in this conversation - I'm Marcus Harvey from Tasmania where I own a specialist plant nursery.

Anne, I'm interested in your Mondieu - I am surprised to see this plant already in the UK. Is there someone offering it for sale there?

Cheers, Marcus

[WimB]

This small one is flowering here for the first time this year:

Narcissus hedraeanthus

[David Nicholson]

Nice hedraeanthus Wim and Gerd.

Lovely collection Anne. I liked Mondieu but to me it looks not unlike many of the petunioid forms. Or am I just being an old fuddy duddy?

[Gerry Webster]

This small one is flowering here for the first time this year:

Narcissus hedraeanthus

Very nice Wim.

[annew]

Hi David, it's just BIG. Welcome Marcus, we hear your name often on the forum. Mondieu came to me as a gift from a friend in the US. Is it one of yours?
Gerd, your hedreanthus is very distinct and nice - mine are very short like Wim's.

[Gerry Webster]

Yes, Gerd's hedraeanthus is both distinctive  & attractive. Perhaps its height is a consequence of being fed on dead dog?

[Gerdk]

Yes, Gerd's hedraeanthus is both distinctive  & attractive. Perhaps its height is a consequence of being fed on dead dog?

No dead dogs around here - (is this a common saying?) 
The height of the Desfiladero type is a genetic factor - the specimen from the Sierra de Cazorla are always much shorter - just as the outstanding ones from Wim.
Gerd